St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-10
BOUND FOR MINNESOTA.
The Earl of DaIhousie Coming to
the Gopher State.


Special to the Globe.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-The Earl of Dial
hOusie, who was the secretary of state
for Scotland during Mr.. Gladstone's last
administration, arrived in New York on
Sunday, accompanied by his beautiful
wife, who is of the most admirable type
of English women, and is at the same
time as accomplished as she is beautiful.
Lord DalhOusie will remain in New
York only few days, and will
then proceed Immediately to visit
his younger brother, the Hon.
Charles Maule-Ramsay, who married
Miss Estelle Garrison, of this city, and
who has successfully operated for sew
eral years large wheat farm at ST.
Stephen, MINI. Notwithstanding that
the Earl of Dalhousie left the quarter
deck for the senate some seven or eight
years ago, he has been apparently I'M
able to get rid of that popularity
through life to ali those who have be-
llonged to the naval profession, and
those who happen to be unac-
quainted with his rank and with
the fact that he has held high office
would undoubtedly put him down as
commander or captain of the Queens
navy. The son of old Admiral Ramsey,
the present Earl, started out in life in
the year 1S47 with rather a gloomy out
look. The Admiral was not rich, and
there appeared to be very remote pros
pect to his ever succeeding to the title
and estate of the distant cousin, who at
that time held the post of governor
general of India. Entering the navy
the boy served as midshipman with
the Duke of Edinburg, became lieu
tenant in 1867, and in 1874 attained
the rank of commander. At about
that time the Duke of Edinburgh,
who had maintained friendly relations
with his old shipmate, offered him the
two years Capt. Ramsey was a constant
companion of the sailor prince. In1S76
the cousin who had succeeded the
famous governor general of India as
eleventh earl of DalhouSie died, and old
Admiral Ramsay, who was alreado over
seventy years of age, became twelfth
earl. the young commander acquiring
ipse facto the right of using the courtesy
title of Lord Ramsay.
In 1877 he was entrusted with the i'm
portant command of the Britannia train
ing ship, which is to the British navy
what Woolwich and Sandhurst are to
the army. Dissatisfied with his own
requirement and learning, he with rare
modeSty and courage, entered on a
course of study at Balliol college, OK
ford, on the termination of his CON-
mand of the Britannia in 1879. In 1880
he was elected as liberal member of par
iment for Liverpool and in the same
year was appointed lord-in-waiting
the house of commons was
but of short duration, however, for in
the month July of the same year his
father died and he succeeded to the title
as thirteenth earl. In 1881 the queen
conferred on him the Order of the
ThiStle-a decoration exclusively re-
served for Scottish peers-and after
having held several minor posts in the
various Liberal administrations he at
Gladstone to succeed Sir George Trey
elyan as secretary of state for Scotland.
1t may be of interest to add
that the eleventh Earl was better
known as Lord Panmore. the secretary
of state for war during the Crimean
war. The title of marquis, which was
conferred on the tenth earl for his ser
vices as encouragement of India, be,
came extinct on his death without direct
male issue. The countess of Dalhousie,
who has accompanied her husband I'd
this country, is sister of Lord Bennett,
who is well known in this city, where
he has been frequent visitor. She il
singularly beautiful woman of the
brunette type, and appears to
have inherited from her grand,
mother all these good looks and per
sonal charms for which the great
French family of de Gramont have ever
been famous. Few of those who have
had the privilege of being present at the
receptions which Lord Dalhousie gave
at Dover house while he was secretary
of state for Scotland, will have forgot
ten the charming and beautiful lady by
whom the guests were received. and
whose appearance excited the most I'M
disguised admiration of the foreign
guests.